Vertebrates

B

It is recognised that different organisms are likely to 'filter' the environment in different ways and that, to provide relevant data, an environmental monitoring programme should, ideally, focus on a range of organisms, eg endotherms as well as ectotherms, and organisms with different generation times (Whittaker 1990). These are many wild, breeding vertebrates in the UK which could be included in this range of organisms and whose populations are likely to be affected by changes in climate, land use and pollution.